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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Richard F. "Dick" Bailey of Moline, who 
4passed away on February 22, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Bailey was born in Moline to Richard and 
6Hannah Dasso Bailey on May 30, 1922; after the passing of his 
7father, his mother married Oscar Newberg, who became a devoted 
8stepfather to him;  he graduated from Moline High School in 1940 
9and entered an apprenticeship at John Deere Planter Works as a 
10tool and die maker; he declined a World War II active service 
11deferment from John Deere and, in 1943, enlisted in the United 
12States  Army Air Corps, where he  trained as a tail gunner in the 
13B-24 Liberator bomber; he flew 35 missions over Germany through 
14heavy enemy fire, which damaged his plane but did not harm the 
15crew; he was honorably discharged in October of 1945 at the 
16rank of Staff Sergeant;  70 years later, in a ceremony at Rock 
17Island Arsenal, he was presented with the Distinguished Flying 
18Cross Medal by the Commanding General of the First Army; he 
19married Betty "Jean" Knable in Moline on March 21, 1948; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Richard Bailey returned to John Deere Planter 
21Works, where he was active in the International Association of 
22Machinists Union, serving on its contract negotiating 
23committee; he retired in October of 1982, after 42 years of 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Richard Bailey was a lifetime member of the 
3American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars; he was a longtime 
4member of the Moline Viking Club; he was a passionate baseball 
5fan, having played a great deal in his younger years and having 
6coached American Legion baseball teams and his children's 
7school teams; he also enjoyed vacationing and fishing in the 
8Hayward, Wisconsin area and watching old movies; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Bailey was preceded in death by his 
10parents; his wife, Betty; and his sister, Marian Foss; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Richard Bailey is survived by his daughter, Pamela 
12(Jane Shanks) Bailey; his sons, Tom (Carol) Bailey and Gary 
13Bailey; his 3  grandchildren, Kristen (Jerry Kinney) Bailey, 
14Greg Bailey, and Philip (Courtney) Bailey; his 
15great-grandchildren, Cannden Spicer Bailey, London Bailey, 
16Kingston Bailey, Lelan Bailey, Emersyn Bailey, Annistyn 
17Bailey, and Haley Kinney; and his sister, Betty Claeys; 
18therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
21Richard F. "Dick" Bailey, and extend our sincere condolences to 
22his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
 
 
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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to  the family of  Richard Bailey as an expression of 
4our deepest sympathy.